Beauty Counter Manager - Trend Beauty, Woodbridge Center - Full Time
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content.
We need to parse the job posting.
First, identify sections:
- Job Overview: description of role. Could be "About the role". We'll treat as About the role.
- "How Our Counter Managers Spend Their Day…": details of daily tasks. Could be part of Responsibilities.
- "Who You Are And What You Will Do": bullet list of duties. Could be Responsibilities.
- "Essential Physical Requirements": maybe part of Requirements or Qualifications.
- "What We Can Offer You": benefits. So Benefits section.
- "Some Additional Benefits We Offer Include": more benefits.
- "About Us": maybe not needed; could be omitted as not a standard heading.
- "This job description is not all-inclusive..." boilerplate to remove.
- "Macy's Inc. reserves the right..." remove.
- "Macy's Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer..." remove.
- "BEAUTY00" maybe job ID; drop.
- "This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses." maybe part of Benefits or Pay.
- "Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more." Benefits.
- "Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment." maybe part of Benefits.
- "Additional benefit details are available at macysJOBS.com." maybe not needed.
- "Eligible for Sales Commission" maybe Pay.
- Also schedule info: "Full-time colleagues are typically scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week, while part-time colleagues are typically scheduled 12-24 hours per week. Hours are dependent on business needs and colleague availability. Information regarding hours per week needed for benefit eligibility purposes can be found here." That's schedule info.
- Pay: Not explicit pay amount, but mention "competitive pay and benefits", "performance-based incentives", "Sales Commission". There's no specific pay figure. According to rules: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. For Pay, we have mention of competitive pay, performance-based incentives, sales commission. That's some info about pay (though not a number). Should we include Pay section? The rule: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state competitive pay, performance-based incentives, sales commission. That is stating something about pay. So we can include Pay section with that info.
- Schedule: we have schedule info (full-time 30+ hours, part-time 12-24). So we can include Schedule section.
- Benefits: we have details. So Benefits section.
- About the role: we have job overview.
- Responsibilities: we have duties list.
- Requirements: maybe "3–5 years of relevant retail, beauty, or leadership experience preferred", "Flexible availability, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays with regular, dependable attendance and punctuality", "Must be able to: Understand and communicate effectively...", "Essential Physical Requirements". Those are requirements/qualifications.
- Qualifications: maybe overlapping with Requirements. Could combine.
- Skills: maybe "Deliver exceptional customer service through personalized consultations and expert product knowledge", etc. But those are more responsibilities.
We need to avoid duplication and keep substantive content.
We need to output only HTML fragment, using for section headings, - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We must not repeat the job title as heading. Not include Job ID.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to decide which sections to include.
Potential sections:
- About the role (job overview)
- Responsibilities (daily tasks and duties)
- Requirements (experience, availability, physical requirements, communication abilities)
- Benefits (what we offer)
- Pay (competitive pay, performance-based incentives, sales commission)
- Schedule (hours)
We could also include Qualifications but maybe combine with Requirements.
We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specific content.
Let's extract content.
First, About the role: The paragraph starting "Job Overview As a Counter Manager, you will lead a dynamic team..." up to "...and a deep understanding of each customer’s beauty and style preferences." Also maybe include the story intro? The first paragraph about Macy's story maybe not needed as it's fluff but could be considered About the role? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." The story about Macy's is generic fluff; could be omitted as not specific to role. But it's part of the posting; but we can drop as it's not substantive for role? The rule: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." The story about Macy's is substantive? It's more marketing fluff. Might be considered boilerplate? Not exactly cookie/navigation/legal/EEO. It's not required to keep. I'd consider it optional; but to be safe, maybe include as part of About the role? However, the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Including that fluff may create thin section. I'd omit it and focus on role-specific overview.
Thus About the role content: "As a Counter Manager, you will lead a dynamic team of Beauty Advisors while managing all aspects of a specific cosmetics brand. Your role blends leadership, creativity, and customer engagement—delivering genuine hospitality through personalized consultations, expert product application, and a deep understanding of each customer’s beauty and style preferences. You’ll inspire teamwork to drive sales and elevate the customer experience by creating meaningful, long-lasting connections. With a strong focus on client development, you will cultivate a loyal customer base through outreach, follow-up, and consistent, personalized service. In addition to meeting and exceeding sales goals, you’ll analyze business performance, execute vendor events and promotions, and partner with vendors and store leadership to grow the business. You'll also oversee stock presentation, hygiene standards, and team performance to ensure an exceptional and polished brand experience."
That's good.
Now Responsibilities: Could combine "How Our Counter Managers Spend Their Day…" and "Who You Are And What You Will Do". Let's extract bullet points.
From "How Our Counter Managers Spend Their Day…": It's prose describing daily activities. Could be turned into list? But we can keep as prose
. However rule: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. If it's not a list, we can use
. The daily description is not a list but a narrative; we can keep as
.
Then "Who You Are And What You Will Do": appears as a list of duties (each line starts with a verb). Let's capture those:
- Deliver exceptional customer service through personalized consultations and expert product knowledge
- Build lasting relationships with clients and drive client development through outreach and follow-up
- Review and analyze business performance of daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal, and annual sales results and implement strategies to grow business and improve results
- Plan and execute in-store and vendor-led events to drive traffic and engagement
- Maintain brand standards through proper merchandising, hygiene, and stock replenishment
- Responsible for acquiring new customers by opening credit accounts and sharing loyalty benefits
- Collaborate with vendors, personal stylists, and store leadership to optimize outcomes
- Resolve customer concerns in a professional and customer-first manner
- Stay informed on new launches, best-sellers, and beauty trends to support team education
- Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail
- Demonstrate flexibility, sound judgment, and a passion for the beauty industry
That's a list.
We could also include the physical requirements as part of Requirements.
Now Requirements: includes:
- 3–5 years of relevant retail, beauty, or leadership experience preferred
- Flexible availability, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays with regular, dependable attendance and punctuality
- Must be able to:
- Understand and communicate effectively with customers, co-workers, and supervisors
- Read and understand employment policies and safety rules/procedures in English
- Essential Physical Requirements You Will Perform This position requires talking, lifting, constant moving, standing, and reaching with arms and hands.
- Standing for at least two consecutive hours, lifting at least 25lbs., stooping, kneeling, crouching, and climbing ladders, reaching, including above eye level
- Requires close vision, color vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment
- Frequent use of computers and other technology, necessary to perform job functions, including handheld equipment, cash register and ability to process register transactions
We could format as list.
Now Benefits: includes:
- Join a team where work is as rewarding as it is fun! We offer a dynamic, inclusive environment with competitive pay and benefits. Enjoy comprehensive health and wellness coverage and a 401(k) match to invest in your future. Prioritize your well-being with paid time off and eight paid holidays. Grow your career with continuous learning and leadership development. Plus, build community by joining one of our Colleague Resource Groups and make a difference through our volunteer opportunities.
- Some Additional Benefits We Offer Include:
- Merchandise discounts
- Performance-based incentives
- Annual merit review
- Employee Assistance Program with mental health counseling and legal/financial advice
- Access the full menu of benefits offerings here. (maybe drop as link)
- Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more.
- Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment.
- This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses.
- Eligible for Sales Commission
We need to avoid duplication. We'll consolidate.
Pay: includes:
- competitive pay and benefits (already in benefits)
- performance-based incentives
- Sales Commission
- maybe mention "competitive pay"
We could make Pay section with: competitive pay, performance-based incentives, sales commission.
Schedule: includes:
- Full-time colleagues are typically scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week, while part-time colleagues are typically scheduled 12-24 hours per week. Hours are dependent on business needs and colleague availability. Information regarding hours per week needed for benefit eligibility purposes can be found here.
We can keep that as prose.
Now we need to output HTML with
headings and appropriate
or
- .
We must not include any extra text outside HTML.
Let's craft.
Section headings:
- About the role
- Responsibilities
- Requirements
- Benefits
- Pay
- Schedule
Check if any section might be thin: each has substantive content.
Now write content.
About the role: use
with the paragraph.
Responsibilities: we have a narrative paragraph from "How Our Counter Managers Spend Their Day…" plus the list. Could combine: first paragraph then
- for the list.
Let's extract the narrative: "Every day starts with a positive example. As a Counter Manager, you come in energized and ready to inspire your team - wearing your name badge with pride, greeting colleagues with genuine warmth, and ensuring your counter is polished, organized, and fully prepared to welcome customers. You set the tone by reviewing daily sales goals, staying informed on new launches, top-performing products, and current beauty trends - so you're equipped to lead with confidence, support your team, and deliver exceptional service to every customer.On the floor, you lead through action - welcoming customers with genuine hospitality, making eye contact, and starting friendly, personal conversations that build lasting relationships.You help maintain a shoppable space by ensuring testers are clean and well-stocked, signage and pricing are current, and displays reflect brand standards. You lead by example, jumping in to support merchandising updates
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. We must not repeat the job title as heading. Not include Job ID. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. We need to decide which sections to include. Potential sections: - About the role (job overview) - Responsibilities (daily tasks and duties) - Requirements (experience, availability, physical requirements, communication abilities) - Benefits (what we offer) - Pay (competitive pay, performance-based incentives, sales commission) - Schedule (hours) We could also include Qualifications but maybe combine with Requirements. We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specific content. Let's extract content. First, About the role: The paragraph starting "Job Overview As a Counter Manager, you will lead a dynamic team..." up to "...and a deep understanding of each customer’s beauty and style preferences." Also maybe include the story intro? The first paragraph about Macy's story maybe not needed as it's fluff but could be considered About the role? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." The story about Macy's is generic fluff; could be omitted as not specific to role. But it's part of the posting; but we can drop as it's not substantive for role? The rule: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." The story about Macy's is substantive? It's more marketing fluff. Might be considered boilerplate? Not exactly cookie/navigation/legal/EEO. It's not required to keep. I'd consider it optional; but to be safe, maybe include as part of About the role? However, the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Including that fluff may create thin section. I'd omit it and focus on role-specific overview. Thus About the role content: "As a Counter Manager, you will lead a dynamic team of Beauty Advisors while managing all aspects of a specific cosmetics brand. Your role blends leadership, creativity, and customer engagement—delivering genuine hospitality through personalized consultations, expert product application, and a deep understanding of each customer’s beauty and style preferences. You’ll inspire teamwork to drive sales and elevate the customer experience by creating meaningful, long-lasting connections. With a strong focus on client development, you will cultivate a loyal customer base through outreach, follow-up, and consistent, personalized service. In addition to meeting and exceeding sales goals, you’ll analyze business performance, execute vendor events and promotions, and partner with vendors and store leadership to grow the business. You'll also oversee stock presentation, hygiene standards, and team performance to ensure an exceptional and polished brand experience." That's good. Now Responsibilities: Could combine "How Our Counter Managers Spend Their Day…" and "Who You Are And What You Will Do". Let's extract bullet points. From "How Our Counter Managers Spend Their Day…": It's prose describing daily activities. Could be turned into list? But we can keep as prose
. However rule: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. If it's not a list, we can use
. The daily description is not a list but a narrative; we can keep as
. Then "Who You Are And What You Will Do": appears as a list of duties (each line starts with a verb). Let's capture those: - Deliver exceptional customer service through personalized consultations and expert product knowledge - Build lasting relationships with clients and drive client development through outreach and follow-up - Review and analyze business performance of daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal, and annual sales results and implement strategies to grow business and improve results - Plan and execute in-store and vendor-led events to drive traffic and engagement - Maintain brand standards through proper merchandising, hygiene, and stock replenishment - Responsible for acquiring new customers by opening credit accounts and sharing loyalty benefits - Collaborate with vendors, personal stylists, and store leadership to optimize outcomes - Resolve customer concerns in a professional and customer-first manner - Stay informed on new launches, best-sellers, and beauty trends to support team education - Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail - Demonstrate flexibility, sound judgment, and a passion for the beauty industry That's a list. We could also include the physical requirements as part of Requirements. Now Requirements: includes: - 3–5 years of relevant retail, beauty, or leadership experience preferred - Flexible availability, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays with regular, dependable attendance and punctuality - Must be able to: - Understand and communicate effectively with customers, co-workers, and supervisors - Read and understand employment policies and safety rules/procedures in English - Essential Physical Requirements You Will Perform This position requires talking, lifting, constant moving, standing, and reaching with arms and hands. - Standing for at least two consecutive hours, lifting at least 25lbs., stooping, kneeling, crouching, and climbing ladders, reaching, including above eye level - Requires close vision, color vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment - Frequent use of computers and other technology, necessary to perform job functions, including handheld equipment, cash register and ability to process register transactions We could format as list. Now Benefits: includes: - Join a team where work is as rewarding as it is fun! We offer a dynamic, inclusive environment with competitive pay and benefits. Enjoy comprehensive health and wellness coverage and a 401(k) match to invest in your future. Prioritize your well-being with paid time off and eight paid holidays. Grow your career with continuous learning and leadership development. Plus, build community by joining one of our Colleague Resource Groups and make a difference through our volunteer opportunities. - Some Additional Benefits We Offer Include: - Merchandise discounts - Performance-based incentives - Annual merit review - Employee Assistance Program with mental health counseling and legal/financial advice - Access the full menu of benefits offerings here. (maybe drop as link) - Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. - Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. - This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. - Eligible for Sales Commission We need to avoid duplication. We'll consolidate. Pay: includes: - competitive pay and benefits (already in benefits) - performance-based incentives - Sales Commission - maybe mention "competitive pay" We could make Pay section with: competitive pay, performance-based incentives, sales commission. Schedule: includes: - Full-time colleagues are typically scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week, while part-time colleagues are typically scheduled 12-24 hours per week. Hours are dependent on business needs and colleague availability. Information regarding hours per week needed for benefit eligibility purposes can be found here. We can keep that as prose. Now we need to output HTML with
headings and appropriate
or
- .
We must not include any extra text outside HTML.
Let's craft.
Section headings:
- About the role
- Responsibilities
- Requirements
- Benefits
- Pay
- Schedule
Check if any section might be thin: each has substantive content.
Now write content.
About the role: use
with the paragraph. Responsibilities: we have a narrative paragraph from "How Our Counter Managers Spend Their Day…" plus the list. Could combine: first paragraph then
- for the list. Let's extract the narrative: "Every day starts with a positive example. As a Counter Manager, you come in energized and ready to inspire your team - wearing your name badge with pride, greeting colleagues with genuine warmth, and ensuring your counter is polished, organized, and fully prepared to welcome customers. You set the tone by reviewing daily sales goals, staying informed on new launches, top-performing products, and current beauty trends - so you're equipped to lead with confidence, support your team, and deliver exceptional service to every customer.On the floor, you lead through action - welcoming customers with genuine hospitality, making eye contact, and starting friendly, personal conversations that build lasting relationships.You help maintain a shoppable space by ensuring testers are clean and well-stocked, signage and pricing are current, and displays reflect brand standards. You lead by example, jumping in to support merchandising updates
- .
We must not include any extra text outside HTML.
Let's craft.
Section headings:
- About the role
- Responsibilities
- Requirements
- Benefits
- Pay
- Schedule
Check if any section might be thin: each has substantive content.
Now write content.
About the role: use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. If it's not a list, we can use